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Autumn, also known as fall in North American English,[1] is one of the four temperate seasons. Autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, in September (Northern Hemisphere) or March (Southern Hemisphere), when the duration of daylight becomes noticeably shorter and the temperature cools considerably. One of its main features in temperate climates is the shedding of leaves from deciduous trees.

Some cultures regard the autumnal equinox as "mid-autumn", while others with a longer temperature lag treat it as the start of autumn. Meteorologists use a definition based on Gregorian calendar months, with autumn being September, October, and November in the northern hemisphere, and March, April, and May in the southern hemisphere. Persians celebrate the beginning of the autumn as Mehregan to honor Mithra (Mehr).

In North America, autumn traditionally starts with the September equinox and ends with the winter solstice. Popular culture in the United States associates Labor Day, the first Monday in September, as the end of summer and the start of autumn. As daytime and nighttime temperatures decrease, trees change color and then shed their leaves.

In traditional East Asian solar term, autumn starts on or around 8 August and ends on or about 7 November. In Ireland, the autumn months according to the national meteorological service, September and October, or possibly a few days later, depending on tradition. In the Irish language, September is known as Meán Fómhair ("middle of autumn") and October as Deireadh Fómhair ("end of autumn").

In the southern hemisphere countries such as Australia and New Zealand, which tend to base their seasonal calendars meteorologically rather than astronomically, autumn officially begins on 1 March and ends on 31 May.

The word autumn is derived from Latin 'autumnus', which has within it connotations of the passing of the year.
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  1. A temperate climate has   .

  2. Deciduous trees   .

  3. When trees change their colors, it could be inferred that   .

  4. Hemisphere is made up of two syllables, 'hemi' and 'sphere'. What does 'hemi' mean?

  5. Which word from the article would mean "based from"?

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    Vocabulario

      • very old; antique
      • (of a tree, bush, etc.) having leaves that fall off every year
      • (derived) develop, evolve
      • he time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of equal length
      • (honored) to recognize or treat with respect
      • to lose (leaves, skin, fur, etc.) naturally
      • either of the two times in the year, the summer solstice and the winter solstice, when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days.
      • relating to or denoting a region or climate characterized by mild temperatures

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